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Published 22 Jun 2021, 16:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Promotional Items · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: South Wales Fire and Rescue Service (Police & fire)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Framework agreement3 lotsGoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£250,000total for 3 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 3 Aug 2021awarded 19 Oct 2021
Lots 3see the lot list below

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

In collaboration with Mid and West Wales Fire & Rescue Service, South Wales Fire & Rescue Service are seeking to appoint suppliers to a framework to provide promotional items.

The contract will be split into 3 Lots (Stationery, Clothing & Corporate) and suppliers will have the opportunity to bid for all or individual Lots. Three suppliers will be appointed to each Lot and individual mini-competitions will be undertaken to award jobs to suppliers.

The contract will be put in place for an initial period of 3 years with an option to extend for a further 12 months.

  • Recurrence: 4 years

CPV: Ballpoint pens · Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories · Cups · Drawing pens · Felt-tipped pens · Fibre pens · Fountain pens · Information and promotion products · Luggage, saddlery, sacks and bags · Pencils · Rulers · Stationery · +1 more

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 3 suppliers · 8 bids on the busiest of 3 lots (2.7 per place) · 4 appointed (full)

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1StationeryAwardedRenewal
Lot #2ClothingAwardedRenewal

Promotional clothing

Delivery: Wales
Extensions: ExtensionVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #3CorporateAwardedRenewal

Promotional corporate items - eg mugs, keyrings, drawstring & canvas bags, lanyards

Delivery: Wales
Extensions: ExtensionVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored · same split on all 3 lots
Quality: 20%Price: 60%Environmental: 20%
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • Lead Times: 10%
  • Ordering Process: 5%
  • Returns Process: 5%
  • price: 60%
  • Sustainability: 20%
Published award criteria (5)
  • Sustainability: 20
  • Lead Times: 10
  • Ordering Process: 5
  • Returns Process: 5
  • Price: 60
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
  • “Promotional Items” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 3 suppliers, not a single contract.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · 4 years
First published
22 Jun 2021, 16:45 BST
Last source update
2 Nov 2021, 12:35 GMT
Award evaluation window
3 Aug 2021 – …
Authority reference
SWEU033
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-027410
Classification (CPV)
Ballpoint pensClothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessoriesCupsDrawing pensFelt-tipped pensFibre pensFountain pensInformation and promotion productsLuggage, saddlery, sacks and bagsPencils
+3 moreRulersStationery
Delivery area
Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02bf0a Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

As per tender document

Publisher note: (WA Ref:115441)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Sell2Wales · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Wales registration; eTenderWales runs on Jaggaer
Appointment period ends
3 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
3 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

3 Aug 2021 → 2 Nov 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    3 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    3 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    2 Nov 2021, 12:35 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    2 Nov 2021, 12:35 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 4admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 88 from SMEs · busiest of 3 lots
Contracts signed 3latest 19 Oct 2021

3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 3 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £80,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Stationery

    Signed
    19 Oct 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Clothing

    Signed
    19 Oct 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Corporate

    Signed
    19 Oct 2021
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Stationery6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad6——
2 · Clothing8bids · 8 electronic · 8 from abroad8——
3 · Corporate7bids · 7 electronic · 7 from abroad7——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

South Wales Fire and Rescue Service

Contracting authorityPolice & fireBody governed by public lawGeneral public services South Wales Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters, Forest View Business Park, Llantrisant, Llantrisant, Wales, CF72 8LXContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Framework contractors & participating bidders

4 commercial parties on the notice
  • Allwag Promotions LimitedFramework contractor The Street, Hatfield Peverel, Essex, East of England, CM32DPContact phone
  • Banner Group LtdFramework contractor K House, Sheffield Business Park, Europa Link, SHEFFIELD, UK, S91XUContact phone
  • SIONAL LtdFramework contractor Unit5a Llanfairfechan Industrial Est, Llannerch Road,, Llanfairfechan, UK, LL330EBContact phone
  • The Purple Company (UK) LtdFramework contractor 1 Hennock Court, Hennock Road East, Marsh Barton Trading Estate, Exeter, North West, EX28RUContact phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria